Denis Maloney is a Principal in the Boston office of Fish & Richardson.

His practice concentrates on high technology intellectual property with special emphasis on computer technology, networks, and software. It also includes appeals, including Federal Circuit appeals, opinions, licensing, and transactions. Mr. Maloney provides counseling to start ups and as well as established companies to assist in asset identification and strategic prosecution and counsels clients on the impacts of the America Invents Act of 2011. Mr. Maloney specializes in providing IP guidance to entities seeking to upgrade existing in-house patent programs along with practical advice on avoiding pitfalls in such programs. Mr. Maloney assists clients in sale/purchase of patent portfolios.

Mr. Maloney’s prior legal experience included five years as Patent Law Group Manager for Digital Equipment Corporation and eleven years at Raytheon Company as Supervisory Patent Attorney. His prior technical experience included seven years as a Senior Digital Systems Design Engineer at Norden Systems.

EducationJ.D., New York Law School 1979B.E., Manhattan College 1974 Electrical Engineering cum laude, Eta Kappa Nu